Social Theory and Social Policy

ISBN-13: 9781032404448 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 238 str.

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Opis

Originally published in 1971 and now reissued with a new Preface by John Offer this book examines the historical origins, both institutional and academic of social policy and administration and at the theoretical contribution of such key figures in the development of the social sciences as Marx, Spencer, Weber and Durkheim.

Recenzje

‘Social Theory and Social Policy broke new ground. For students and for their teachers [it] opened new windows on to that field.' John Offer

Spis treści

Part 1: Social Theory and the Development of Social Administration 1. A Search for Paternity Amongst the Founding Fathers 2. The Origins of Social Administration Part 2: The Uses of Social Theory 3. Ideology, Rhetoric and Evidence 4. Exchange and Stigma 5. Some Current Problems in Social Policy.